The Sermon at Benaras Part 3

What did Gautama Buddha realise (with reference to the chapter ‘The Sermon at Benares’)?

• Life is not worth living
• World is a home of sufferings
• World is full of sufferings
• None of the above

Gautama Buddha left home __________ (with reference to chapter ‘The Sermon at Benares’)

• in search of wisdom
• in search of peace
• in search of equality
• in search of worldly treasures

How long did Gautama Buddha wander in before getting enlightenment (with reference to chapter ‘The Sermon at Benares’)?

• 17 years
• 7 years
• 18 years
• 27 years

‘The Sermon at Benares’ is the story of an unfortunate woman _______

• Kisa Gotami
• Kosa Gotami
• Gotami Keesa
• None of the above

What was Kisa’s grief (with reference to the chapter ‘The Sermon at Benares’)?

• She had lost her only son
• She had lost all her treasures
• She had lost her jewelry
• All of the above

What did Kisa do in grief (with reference to the chapter ‘The Sermon at Benares’)?

• She wandered from place to another
• She carried the dead body of her only son from one place to another
• She locked herself in the house
• All of the above

Who did Kisa reach (with reference to the chapter ‘The Sermon at Benares’)?

• Gautama Buddha
• Ashok the emperor
• Alexander the great
• None of the above

What did Kisa need from Gautama Buddha (with reference to the chapter ‘The Sermon at Benares’)?

• medicine that could cure her son

• medicine that could cure her

• medicine that could cure her family

• All of the above

What did Gautama Buddha ask Kisa to get (with reference to the chapter ‘The Sermon at Benares’)?

• handful of mustard seeds
• handful of poppy seeds
• handful of sesame seeds
• All of the above

What was the speciality of the mustard seeds demanded by Gautama Buddha (with reference to the chapter ‘The Sermon at Benares’)?

• They should be from a house where no one has lost a child
• They should be from a house where no one has lost a husband/parent
• They should be from a house where no one has lost a friend
• All of the above